Born in
Helsingborg (now Sweden), "the Baroque master Buxtehude
is one of the greatest Danish composers ever. Bach walked all the
way from Arnstadt to Lübeck to study with Buxtehude, and was crucially influenced by his
meeting with the older composer and organist, as was Händel."

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Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) at 200:
“Geniuses are
like thunderstorms. They go
against the wind, terrify people,
cleanse the
air”, says Gordon Marino.

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